Buddhist quotes

Often I look around the world and in my own heart and feel deep despair. The only place I know to heal that is in silence and inner reflection which I find in being still. Soon after, the results show…

Like you, I once believed you and I were not one, my awareness incomplete. ~ Elephant Rock / Stout’s Island Writers Retreat, June 2015, writing from the perspective of a cherished memento , a small bronze Buddha statue. More?…

I’ve done amazing things. I’ve totally sucked. I’ve created good and been the cause of so much good in people and the world. I’ve created struggle and caused suffering and left people worse off. I’ve discovered this is what living…

Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The Mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. ~Dhammapada 116 more? Why a mindfulness practice is essential Right Intention : Step 2 of the Noble Eightfold Path to happiness

We all need a place to turn.. a refuge.. a place that offers unconditional understanding and love and peace.. something that helps put us back together and makes us feel whole and worthy and gives us the spark to carry…

I’ve just never bought into this idea that my external surroundings had much to do with my spiritual health or happiness…. “Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from the outside. Silence doesn’t mean not talking and not…